Central City News

For the 7th straight year, the Central City News newspaper will broadcast high school football to local and national audiences live on the Central City News Facebook page. Its first sports broadcast, the State 5A High School Baseball Championship in 2017 drew an audience of 93,000. Since then, most games draw 10,000 to 15,000, although […]

By Woody Jenkins More than 340 Central High School seniors received their diplomas Wednesday, May 16 during commencement ceremonies at the River Center in Downtown Baton Rouge.  More than 4,000 graduates, teachers, staff, family, and friends attended the event which was marked by speeches, honors, recognition, and traditional celebrations. Central High principal Brandon LaGroue told […]

Most students in Central attend one of the five public schools in the Central Community School System and graduate from Central High School.  However, a large number attend private schools in and around Central or participate in home school programs taught by their parents or others. An estimated 20 percent of Central students are outside […]

 Here is the status of some of the major bills that are under consideration in the current regular session of the Louisiana Legislature. The list has been updated through Wednesday night, May 24, 2023.  The recommendation of YES or NO is the recommendation of the Central City News.  Details about all bills, including the text, […]

NBC News reports “Researchers found that children born outside marriage face elevated risks of falling into poverty, failing in school or suffering emotional and behavioral problems.”   The National Fatherhood Initiative reports “Children who live without a father are two to three times more likely to be poor, use drugs, experience education, health, emotional and […]

A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Anna Mae Dipuma Welborn, passed away at age 90 on May 5, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at her home in Central.  She joined her husband, Capt. John C. Welborn, Sr., who passed away June 17, 2022, and her sons Billy Welborn who passed away March 13, 2021, and […]

By Woody Jenkins  Dr. Clyde Lindsey, 99, passed away Tuesday, May 23, after a long illness.  The most outstanding high school athlete in the State of Texas in the early 1940’s and one of the foremost LSU athletes in the school’s history, he bypassed a career in professional sports in January 1947 to go directly […]

Central High School senior, Luke Miller came home with the Division I 1st Place Gold Medal in the 275 lb. weight class at the 2023 LHSAA State Powerlifting Meet. Miller broke the record for  total weight lifted at 1,785 lbs. He also broke the bench press record at 500 lbs. Luke pulled 635 lbs. on […]

In a recent Facebook post, Harlan Jerro, a 2019 graduate of Central High School, shared his thoughts as his approaching graduation from the United States Air Force Academy. He said, “Gratitude. This is the first word that comes to mind, when thinking of my Academy experience. There were countless times where I was tested physically, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — Mayor Wade Evans is proposing the City of Central build a new City Hall on school board property at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads near the school system’s new Central Office. The idea has been around in one form or another for at […]